TITLE:
The first family : terror, extortion, revenge, murder, and the birth of the American mafia / Mike Dash.
By:
Publication Date:
2009-2010
Publication Information:
[Toronto] : Seal Books,
Physical Description:
474 p. [16] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Mike Dash follows the birth of the Mafia in America from the 1890s to the 1920s, from the wharves of New Orleans to the streets of Little Italy. He brings to life the remarkable villains and unusual heroes of the Mafia’s early years, and does so without ever resorting to fiction or “imagined” history.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400026326
